44 : 05 : 02 : 17 . Mandatory response time. An ambulance service that operates a ground ambulance shall respond to ninety percent of all emergency calls received within fifteen minutes after receiving the call. The ambulance service shall respond to any emergency call within a maximum of twenty minutes after receiving the call. For the purposes of this section, " r espond to , " means the ground ambulance is enroute to the location where emergency medical services have been requested.

Source: 20 SDR 204, effective June 9, 1994; 30 SDR 125, effective February 22, 2004; transferred from § 44:05:03:02.01 , 44 SDR 93, effective December 4, 2017; 51 SDR 36, effective September 30, 2024 .

General Authority: SDCL 34-11-5 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-11-5 .

Prior versions effective: 2017-12-04.